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today congress will receive a report on the attack on benghazi. the report was ordered by secretary of state hillary clinton although she will not testify. she of course is recovering from a concussion. the attack in september killed four americans including chris stevens, the u.s. ambassador to libya. >>> negotiations may be showing signs of hope with two weeks to go. president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner. tax rates going up on incomes of people higher than $400,000. this is a change. previously he wanted taxes higher on households at $250,000. he's offering new spending cuts said to be worth about $200 billion and for his part instead of no new taxes where the speaker had been for a long time speaker john boehner is calling for tax hikes on people making more than $1 million. he has a big day today meeting with house republican members to update them on negotiations that could be a little bit of a difficult meeting for him. let's go to washington to get an update on the talks. cnn's dan lothian is there. >> repor
today congress will receive a report on the attack on benghazi. the report was ordered by secretary of state hillary clinton although she will not testify. she of course is recovering from a concussion. the attack in september killed four americans including chris stevens, the u.s. ambassador to libya. >>> negotiations may be showing signs of hope with two weeks to go. president obama presented a new proposal to house speaker john boehner. tax rates going up on incomes of people higher...
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consulate in benghazi. an independent review board determining that security at the physician facility grossly inadequate that leaders in washington ignored repeated requests to add personnel there and after the tragedy that claimed four american lives, there was a lack of transparency, responsiveness, and leadership at the senior levels in libya, and in washington, d.c. our foreign affairs reporter elise lab bot live in washington this morning. what happens next after this report? >> well, soledad, the panel made about 29 recommendations for the state department to get working on. let me go over a few of them quickly. first of them is to strengthen security personnel for the high-threat post. one problem, the consulate relied on temporary, inexperienced staff and local militias not up to the task. they called for tighter securities at facilities and upgrades. a review of fire safety procedures. smoke inhalation killed ambassador stevens and sean smith. and in-depth checks of the threat environment. a big c
consulate in benghazi. an independent review board determining that security at the physician facility grossly inadequate that leaders in washington ignored repeated requests to add personnel there and after the tragedy that claimed four american lives, there was a lack of transparency, responsiveness, and leadership at the senior levels in libya, and in washington, d.c. our foreign affairs reporter elise lab bot live in washington this morning. what happens next after this report? >>...
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we start with benghazi, that testimony has been under way for 39 minutes now. what do you think ultimately the reports that have come out about what happened in ben zazie support a theory that there was some collusion or some kind of blocking of information from the white house? >> certainly all the information didn't come out and i believe it was contrived to go with the election. the fact is everything that was said publicly was very different from what was being said privately, what was known privately and seemed to fit into the president's narrative that the war against terrorism is over, al qaeda had been decimated and al qaeda has a stronghold in eastern libya. i think that we still have not heard what happened as to why the administration put together the story it did, why they continued for ten days two weeks afterwards to say it was not a terrorist attack when it was clear from the start it was. >> the report that is fascinating i think and clearly spells out a ton of mistakes and it's a riveting read. the takeaway is this, no one engaged in misconduct
we start with benghazi, that testimony has been under way for 39 minutes now. what do you think ultimately the reports that have come out about what happened in ben zazie support a theory that there was some collusion or some kind of blocking of information from the white house? >> certainly all the information didn't come out and i believe it was contrived to go with the election. the fact is everything that was said publicly was very different from what was being said privately, what...
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, libya. >> we learned some very hard and painful lessons in benghazi, already acting on them. we have to do better. we owe it to our colleague who's lost their lives in benghazi and the security professionals who acted with such extraordinary heroism, that awful night to try and protect them, and we owe it to thousands of colleagues serving america with great dedication every day and diplomatic posts around the world. >> and they blame the state department for poor security at the u.s. consulate which left mour americans dead. >>> peter madoff sentenced to ten years for his role in helping his brother, bernie, cover up the most notorious ponzi scheme in history. as the existence of the ponzi scheme became obvious, peter helped his brother prepare more than $300 million worth of checks for family members and took out $200 grand in cash himself. >>> instagram heard the cry from users loud and clear and dropped its advertising plan that allowed them to use images in ads without compensating them. members were outraged that they could be used without their permission or knowledge.
, libya. >> we learned some very hard and painful lessons in benghazi, already acting on them. we have to do better. we owe it to our colleague who's lost their lives in benghazi and the security professionals who acted with such extraordinary heroism, that awful night to try and protect them, and we owe it to thousands of colleagues serving america with great dedication every day and diplomatic posts around the world. >> and they blame the state department for poor security at the...
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mission in benghazi. congress will receive the report wednesday and will be briefed by board members, hearings and testimony in the house and senate start thursday. secretary of state hillary clinton was supposed to testify, but she is recovering from a fainting spell and concussion. she'll be working from home. >>> football took a back seat on sunday as victor cruz honored one of the newtown shooting victims. 6-year-old jack pinto. jack pinto was a big, big fan. victor truz wrote the boy's name on his cleats and gloves. the team wore decals on their helmets for sandy hook elementary school. the first grader may be buried in cruz' number 80 jersey. >>> potential progress. yesterday a source family with talks says house speaker john boehner has offered to extend the debt limit for a year. that is the amount the government can legally borrow. it stands at 16$16.4 trillion. raising it requires an act of congress which republicans strongly oppose this one day after boehner had opposed higher tax rates for tho
mission in benghazi. congress will receive the report wednesday and will be briefed by board members, hearings and testimony in the house and senate start thursday. secretary of state hillary clinton was supposed to testify, but she is recovering from a fainting spell and concussion. she'll be working from home. >>> football took a back seat on sunday as victor cruz honored one of the newtown shooting victims. 6-year-old jack pinto. jack pinto was a big, big fan. victor truz wrote the...
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consulate in benghazi. she'll appear before the house and senate foreign affairs committees. a report by a state department review board on the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans is expected to be released before clinton testifies. she testifies one week from today. >>> a lockdown has been lifted this morning on the campus of california state university at fullerton. that's near los angeles. the campus went on high alert yesterday after suspects in an armed robbery at a nearby store abandoned their getaway vehicle near the school. police say five suspects were involved. three were arrested. the campus took precautions while police searched for the other two suspects. >>> computer security tycoon john mcafee is back in the u.s. this morning. mcafee says guatemalan authorities refused his request for asylum and kicked him out of their country. they placed him on a flight to miami. right after his flight arrived in the u.s., mcafee thought he might be facing more legal troubl
consulate in benghazi. she'll appear before the house and senate foreign affairs committees. a report by a state department review board on the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans is expected to be released before clinton testifies. she testifies one week from today. >>> a lockdown has been lifted this morning on the campus of california state university at fullerton. that's near los angeles. the campus went on high alert yesterday after suspects in an...
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her return means she may soon testify before congress on the attack in benghazi. >> lisa jackson, if republicans have their way in the fiscal cliff conversation, they get rid of the epa. they talk about the cannot of education, the department of agency and epa waste of money. >> cost too much, all about regulations. are you one of the few people employed to this organization who has been to north korea. >> twice. i hope to go back again soon. >>> just ahead, a warning to democrats from republicans, they will not write a blank check to solve the fiscal cliff. reaction from debbie snab now of michigan, next. >>> plus, the best selling river of "gone baby gone" and mystic river" has a new crime to solve. where is his dog? dennis lahane is asking for help finding his dog tessa. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. j
her return means she may soon testify before congress on the attack in benghazi. >> lisa jackson, if republicans have their way in the fiscal cliff conversation, they get rid of the epa. they talk about the cannot of education, the department of agency and epa waste of money. >> cost too much, all about regulations. are you one of the few people employed to this organization who has been to north korea. >> twice. i hope to go back again soon. >>> just ahead, a warning...
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mission in benghazi in libya, which killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >>> encouraging developments in the fight against leukemia. this is p happening at the university of pennsylvania where doctors are using gene therapy to eradicate certain types of blood cancers. this is done using the patient's immune system t-cells to personalize treatments. in cases involving terminally ill patients, three of them are now free of the disease. the findings considered very preliminary are already being presented by penn's research team. >>> secondary assault charges filed against two university of colorado boulder students accused of bringing marijuana laced brownies to class. five classmates and their unsuspecting professor were sickened when they ate the brownies. the two students are behind bars and facing possible jail time. last month colorado voters approved the recreational use and possession of small amounts of marijuana. >>> so since friday morning, people in houston have been talking about a strange fireball seen streaking through the morning sky. was it falling space junc
mission in benghazi in libya, which killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >>> encouraging developments in the fight against leukemia. this is p happening at the university of pennsylvania where doctors are using gene therapy to eradicate certain types of blood cancers. this is done using the patient's immune system t-cells to personalize treatments. in cases involving terminally ill patients, three of them are now free of the disease. the findings considered very...
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mccain has been a big critic of rice, suggesting she misled the american public on the attack in benghazi. >>> check this out. a monkey in a coat. that's right, a monkey in a coat spotted roaming around an ikea in toronto a bunch of tweets went out, anyone lost their monkey? yes. the owner was apparently shopping and the monkey managed to get out of the crate and the car, and animal control captured the 7-month-old, darwin, and monkeys as pets are banned in canada, this monkey in a coat and apparently some kind of a diaper is now in a sanctuary. >> that's so sad. it looks kind of whacky and weirdly cute. but so sad. >> terrible. >>> let's talk about the fiscal cliff. we know they are talking, but we don't know what the president and house speaker john boehner are saying, they have been keeping fiscal cliff negotiations very quiet. the president doesn't have any public appearances scheduled today. people are reading the tea leaves, saying it's more serious than before. let's get to jeff sessions from alabama. ranking member of the budget committee. >> soledad, nice to be with you. >> appre
mccain has been a big critic of rice, suggesting she misled the american public on the attack in benghazi. >>> check this out. a monkey in a coat. that's right, a monkey in a coat spotted roaming around an ikea in toronto a bunch of tweets went out, anyone lost their monkey? yes. the owner was apparently shopping and the monkey managed to get out of the crate and the car, and animal control captured the 7-month-old, darwin, and monkeys as pets are banned in canada, this monkey in a...